Dan Schulman

Daniel Schulman is something of a legend among America’s greatest business executives. Former President and CEO of PayPal, pioneer of American Express’s global online and mobile payment service success, and passionate advocate for equality and the protection of homeless youth, he’s an exemplary individual who’s reinvented the worldwide financial scene. Between his experience in building up major groups such as Sprint, Virgin Mobile, and Priceline.com, and his extensive work with nonprofit organisations Dreamers and StandUp for Kids, Dan has proven himself to be a man of many talents indeed.

Initially, Dan began his career with AT&T, spending 18 years honing his skills and eventually becoming the youngest member of the company’s senior executive team. Following his departure from the role, he took on COO – and later CEO – responsibilities at Priceline.com. In only two years, Dan managed to increase the company’s general revenues from $20 million to a staggering $1 billion. Naturally, such a groundbreaking impact was impossible to ignore. Before he knew it, Dan was invited by Richard Branson himself to become the Founding CEO of Virgin Mobile. During his time with Virgin, he was able to elevate its status to that of the nation’s top wireless carriers, amassing $1.3 billion in annual sales.

In 2014, PayPal announced that Dan would be taken on as its CEO. This decision came as part of PayPal’s desire to separate itself from eBay and give the US populus the tools they’d been previously deprived of. Under Dan’s guidance, PayPal exploded in popularity, especially during the 2018-2019 US federal government shutdown. During this time, Dan dedicated himself to offering financial aid to furloughed government workers, leading to the creation of PayPal’s Employee Financial Wellness initiative in 2019. Though he stepped down from the role in 2023, Dan left a lasting impression that can still be felt today. His passion for helping those in need – be they homeless youths, members of the LGBT community, or neurodivergent individuals – shines through every decision Dan has made, separating him as a man capable of uniting selflessness and success to build something beautiful.

Recognised by Business Week as one of the top 20 people to watch in media, named one of the top 25 most powerful people in the global wireless industry, and hailed by Fortune as both one of the top ten businesspeople of 2017 and one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders in 2021, Dan is an outstanding individual whose hope for a better tomorrow will certainly resonate with audiences. Learn about success from the former CEO of one of the world’s most popular financial platforms by hiring Daniel Schulman via Champions Speakers today!